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Not all fact tabled by Coolspirit are
correct. Some seem to be pure slogans. For instance, the following
figures
>(80% of India's oil produced in assam). Because we get only the 15-20%
of the earned money. Forget about the 66% oil refined outside Assam,
are wrong.
(1) Assam is producing not 80% but may be
about 30% of India's total oil production.
(2) Getting 15-20% oil revenue is very
good. But we will have to check the latest number.
(3) At present, Assam is not refining any
of its oil outside Assam. In fact the present situation is the other way round;
Assam is refining oil from outside in Assam. At present, Assam produces
total about 5 million Metric Tonnes of crude oil (including production from
Arunachal Pradesh) and Total Refinining capacity of all Assam refineries
(Digboi, Noonmati, Numaligarh and Bongaigoan combined) is about 6 million metric
Tonnes. Thus Assam imports balance oil from Barauni to refine here.
It is not a very devastating news,
but a Sovereign Assam will have to shut down some refineries unless India favors
Assam by agreeing to refine some of its oil in Assam. This is a point we should
take note of.
It may be recalled that when Barauni
refinery was established in Bihar, there were widespread strikes in Assam
demanding a refinery in Assam. Nehru tried to defend his position saying that a
refinery in Assam may not be safe and secured. To this Bishnu Ram Medhi the then
Chief Minister aptly replied in strong words asking how the security of the
refinery becomes more important to India than the oilfields and the pipeline in
Assam. To this strong statement, Nehru could not reply anything. The rest is
history.
RB
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 1:18
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Subject: Re: [Assam] Re Re: Rebuild Assam
or India (Chan Mahanta)
umesh sharma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
The Assamese MPs sleep becos they are all from national parties whose
leaders like Sonia keep them under their thumb - why no state party
like AGP has been able to work their way up?
Local jobs come through local business - like Assam Tea - or develop a
setup like Reliance PetroChenmicals - to develop local oil refineries. Saudi
Arabia's GDP has fallen to half its 1980s level - even though it produces
25% of world's oil - Venezuela is hardly a developed nation either -- even
Chile is doing better with $12,000 per capita GDP (compared to India's $460)
despite no oil.
Assam is getting 20-30% oil royalty -as said by coolspirit- which seems
quite good money -where does it go?
Like Pondicherry why not set up good technical institutes -- and draw
students nationwide - but who would come in this violence filled climate to
study in Assam unless proper security is provided -- which is only possible
for IITs etc -top level ones. Students (from Asam, Bihar, Nepal etc) go to
Dehradoon or Rajasthan schools and colleges (esp. girls) to study since they
have safety of life and limb and above average education .
Umesh
Coolspirit111 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
Hi,
Nice to go through the recent views of Mr.Mohanta and Mr.
Partha. It is indeed a healthy discussion. I would like to add
some of my own view, I have gained in last 14 years of my out-side assam
living:
1) Though it is not good to blame Centre of every reason of our
backwardness, it is equally true that we have to sacrifice hundreds of
people to get one IIT, reasonable royalty in Crude oil, Tea auction centre
in guwahati .. and many more. Whole north east is in need of a AIIMS
standard medical college. But we cannot get because we have yet to
start another agitation. May ULFA can manage this time.....
2) Crude oil production in assam is as much as Venezuala
and have equal population. But venezuala is a developed country
(80%revenue from oil export) while assam is one of the poorest state in
india (80% of india's oil produced in assam). Because we get only the
15-20% of the earned money. Forget about the 66% oil refined outside
assam, increasing unemployment in the state.
Similarly, lot of examples are there, where we can find only
step-motherly treatment.
Now coming to our own system:
1) Do anybody remember about seeing an Assam Public Service
Commission's Results anywhere in a newspaper, forget about the recruitment
process and number of vacancies???
2) Is ther any correct figure of assamese student coming every year
to Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune and completing their education and
joining/making good career? If so, what percentage of
them??? Have our news papers shown any interest in bringing out
the fact about performance of assamese/north eastern student?
Young gals and boys coming from the state and giving up their studies is
very frequent scene here. Forget about 'living-together' and other
things...How many of our parents dare to ask their children about their
score card and results???
3) What about our friends in Parliment??? we have 14 MPs from assam
alone. Hardly one can heard of saying them anything all together for
assam.
Ther are lot more.. but i just try to say that this is a two way
destroying process.
thanks,
c. changmai
new delhi
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